Just my 5 cents. Clan Graham By birth marriage or descent. I joined Clan Graham because of my ancestry and the fact for most of my childhood i never saw my father he was a merchant seaman. I grew up not really knowing anything about my family then or in the past. When my father passed away a few years ago they had a piper attend his funeral, god i was gob-smacked. It was then that i realized from my birth to his passing he never once said that he loved me nor i him. He was a hard man, worked hard drank hard and we never went without. He fought all through the second world war and was in the artillery, was injured on many occasions but went back for more. One thing my mother did tell me was that when he was demobbed and was awarded medals for his service to Queen and country he told them to stuff them where the sun don't shine. So all this said my clan is my family and i want my children to understand respect and love us as parents and the Clan. The world we live in now is one that according to most is we should be politically correct at all times, we should not be racist and all sorts of other rules made by people i have never voted for nor would. We have wars across Europe where minority countries want recognition and Independence. I digress but is this not all about identity and being part of something present and past. Part of a people with which we have strong ties be they religious color creed or race. I want to be part of my family i am very proud of my name, ancestry and past. If that is what being part of a clan is then i am that man.
Yours aye Alex